Author: Max Smith

Hancock's Sydney Skolley takes the lead and Houghton's Stella Soumis scores a close second as part of a doubleheader Wednesday at Bill Givens Memorial Little League Field at Hancock Driving Park. (Eddie O'Neill/Daily Mining Gazette)HANCOCK — The Houghton Gremlins softball team jumped out to an early lead, scoring eight points against the Hancock Bulldogs in the opening game of a doubleheader Wednesday at Bill Givens Memorial Little League Field in the Hancock Driving. They made a good run, winning 1-1. Park, the Bulldogs won 2-1 in a much lower-scoring second game.The opener started with a solo home run off the…

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Riverhounds announce plans for new sports complex in Westmoreland County Riverhounds announce plans for new sports complex in Westmoreland County 00:22 NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have announced plans to build a new sports complex with indoor and outdoor soccer fields in North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County. The Riverhounds announced news about plans for the complex on its website Thursday, saying it will expand its reach and support other organizations in the community. 🏗️Keep building and keep growing…⚽️We are excited to announce a new development in North Huntingdon with indoor facilities and outdoor fields. @HoundsAcademy And also…

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MINNEAPOLIS — The celebratory atmosphere was briefly interrupted as the crowd at Target Center waited silently as Anthony Edwards lay face down after falling into the basket from a drive.Chants of “MVP” rang out as the former football player slowly stood up, winced a bit, then immediately threw two free throws.Then he clapped his hands and sat in a defensive stance, continuing to go after Jamal Murray like a defensive back who gave his wide receiver a bad day.”I fell pretty hard. I'm used to falling like that when I'm on pads in football, so I'm protected,” Edwards said after…

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China on Friday announced a series of new measures to boost its sluggish real estate industry after the latest data showed house prices have fallen nearly 10% since the start of the year.The central bank announced, among other things, that it would lower the minimum down payment for home loans and eliminate floor caps on interest rates for first and second homes.China's housing market has slumped after a crackdown on excessive borrowing by property developers several years ago, holding back a wide range of other businesses including furniture, appliances and construction, slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy. .Dozens of…

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Posted photoPictured are Mifflin County Commissioner Noah Wise, Pennsylvania Department of Treasury Community Relations Program Manager Larry Booker, Secretary Robert Postal, and Secretary Kevin Kodish. LEWISTOWN — On Thursday, Mifflin County Commissioners convened a regular meeting to discuss the new PA529 declaration, the Indigent Defense Grant application, and the Mifflin County Correctional Facility inspection report. One of the main highlights of the meeting was the declaration of PA 529’s commitment to college and career savings in Mifflin County. The initiative aims to encourage residents to plan for funding their education and career training. Commissioners emphasized the…

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The final day of the Premier League season is a battle of TV, radio, notifications, streams, group chats and misinformation.Arsenal fans will be listening to news from the Etihad Stadium that means they still have a chance of winning the Premier League. City fans will be worried about what will happen in north London if they are forced to draw with West Ham United.While many of these clubs' supporters will be watching from inside the stadium, many others will be confined to their homes. They'll watch the game on TV, stream it on Sky Go, find an alternative route to…

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On Place de la Concorde in Paris this summer, the battle for Olympic gold will be fought by athletes who go by the names of Phil Wizard, Shigekix and 671. The trio are among the top-ranked B-boys and B-girls in the world of competitive breaking — the official term for what many know as breakdancing — which will make its debut at the games in the French capital. It will join other recent Olympic additions surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing. Organisers hope that such events will appeal to a demographic that research suggests is losing interest not just in the Olympics…

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image source, steel city interactiveimage caption, “Who would win in a fight?” – soon you won't have to fly to Saudi Arabia to find outArticle informationauthor, Tom Richardson & Luke Wolstenholmerole, bbc news beatMay 17, 2024, 04:02 BSTIf you want to settle an argument over a fantasy matchup in your favorite sport, video games are the way to go.Football fans have EA FC, basketball has NBA 2K, and Formula 1 games have been keeping gas geeks happy for years.However, this was not the case with boxing. until now.Ever since giant Electronic Arts rang the bell with its seminal boxing simulator…

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